TOKYO -- The use of deepfakes by fraudsters has surged in Japan, according to private-sector data, showing how the language barrier no longer provides a protection against global scammers.
Scammers use generative AI to create natural-sounding imitations

Generative AI has given scammers new tools to produce deepfakes. © Reuters
TOKYO -- The use of deepfakes by fraudsters has surged in Japan, according to private-sector data, showing how the language barrier no longer provides a protection against global scammers.